Your number one priority should be increasing your income.

When you rely on outside help that may or may not exist, you increase liability.

@Chasity CouchFind investors in your area who have a process of consistently finding & closing deals (you can look up who bought properties under LLCs, or just Google "we buy houses" or something).

And I look forward to @Mike Nuss providing a presentation on this subject for Oregon.Regarding the original question by @Steve Dunford, I've sent many mailers and consistently get a 1-2% response. 

Also the property taxes in El Paso increased by almost $400 and that’s another reason that I’m paying too much.

go network in your local REIA, and show up consistently.

HI BP Land-I am trying to bring in consistent cashflow from wholesale deals and am starting to really focus on the distressed properties.

@David FriedmanYes you are correct, it is almost like a reverse mortgage and yes there is a huge element of speculation to assuming a 2% increase in property value for the next 30 years (although it is in Irvine near the University!).

Since their lease expired 5 & 9 years ago(2 separate unit), can I file application with UC township to catch up previous rent increase ( average 2%-3% CPI Consumer Price Index increase)?

Make sure all costs are passed through to the tenant, including all permits and approvals, maintenance obligations, tax increases, etc.